Katrina Vaillancourt’s ReQovery is a compelling, emotionally charged, and ultimately inspiring tour de force. This courageous and deeply personal account details Katrina’s journey into the dark labyrinth of QAnon as she becomes a true believer who nevertheless finds her pathway out. ReQovery is a must-read for anyone personally touched by or studying the challenges of misinformation and ideological extremism dividing our nation and harming the mental health of our people. As a scholar deeply committed to engaging our differences together in deliberation rooted in the fundamental American values we share, I find Katrina’s path out of the labyrinth and into recovery to be a powerful call to embrace our shared humanity. Employing Nonviolent Communication principles, which she knows so well, Katrina reveals a potential future where transformation is possible through self-awareness, empathy, and committed engagement with the complexities of searching for the true, the good, and the beautiful together is possible.
~ Barbara A. McGraw, JD, PhD, professor of social ethics, law, public life and politics, director of the Center for Engaged Religious Pluralism, Saint Mary’s College of California, and author of Rediscovering America’s Sacred Ground: Public Religion and Pursuit of the Good in a Pluralistic America.